1841 FP of Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in d, an early version known then as his second symphony, at the Gewandhaus. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Ferdinand David conducting in Leipzig. CD-Schumann: Symphonies 1-4; Manfred Overture

1929 FP of Igor Stravinsky's Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel. The Paris Symphony conducted by Ernest Ansermet, the composer was soloist in Paris. CD-The Music of Stravinsky

1933 Birth of Polish composer Henryk GORECKI (goh RET skee) in Czernica. He died on November 12, 2010, in his home city of Katowice, of complications due to a lung infection. Górecki had been awarded the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's highest honour, just a month before his death. He received the award from Anna Komorowska, wife of Polish President Bronisław Komorowski, in his hospital bed. Search Henryk GORECKI